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- (The 1850 census puts Esther's birth year as 1829; the 1860 census as 1833, the 1880 census as 1832, and her obituary as 1835. I'm using 1831 as a compromise.)
(Please see notes for Esther's husband, David Weeks, for a detailed summary of their history.)
- 1850 census: Esther is living with John Emmett, 50, a baker, and his apparent daughter Delia Emmett, 18, in the Town of Oswegatchie, She gives her age as 21. There is no wife shown for John.
- 1860 US census, 1st ward: Esther gives her age as 27. She is living with her parents Peter and Mary Ann Holmes. Her birthplace is listed as Canada. There is a three-year old child living with the family named Joseph Smith, later identified as Joseph Wicks.
- 1865 NY state census, house 180, living with the Bean family are David Weeks, 30, identifying himself as Peter Holmes (the name of Esther's father;) his wife Esther Holmes, 29, and their children Joseph, 7; George, 3; and Alice, 3. Esther states that she has three children and has only been married once.
- 1868: Record, Ogdensburg Methodist Church, August, showing baptism of David Walter Wicks, born August, 1867, son of David and Esther Wicks.
- 1870 census: Esther is 35, b. NY, residing as Esther Cummings, with David Weeks (identifying himself as James Cummings) 40, a carpenter, b. Canada; and children Joseph, 13, b. Canada; John, 8, b. NY; Alice, 8, b. NY and Walter, 3, b. NY.
- 1880 US census, 1st Ward, living on Congress St. Esther Wicks is listed as 48 years old, widowed, and living with children, John, 18, a laborer, Alice, 18, married, and Walter, 12. Also living with the family is Alice's husband William C. Walling, 20, a laborer, and his son by Alice, William Wallling, 11 months. Birthplace of the father of Esther's children is Vermont.
-1882-83 city directory has Mrs. David Wicks, homemaker, at S. Water and Lafayette. Joseph Wicks, laborer, resides over 30 Lake St.; Walter Wicks, laborer, boards with his mother at S. Water and Lafayette; and William Wicks, harness maker, boards at 86 Morris St.
-1883-84 city directory, Holmes, Esther, widow, homemaker, 170 South Water.
-1890-91 city directory, John Wicks, laborer, 204 S. Water; William Wicks, harness maker, 29 Washington St.
- 1894-95 city directory, Mrs. Esther Wicks boards at 166 S. Water with son Walter.
- 1896 city directory, Mrs. Esther Wicks, homemaker, 72 Congress; Walter Wicks, laborer, boards 72 Congress; John Wicks, laborer, homemaker, 188 S. Water.
- Oct. 13, 1886, death of Esther Holmes Wicks at age 61. Father was Peter Holmes, mother Mrs. Holmes, both born Canada. Ogd. Advance of Nov. 26, 1896: Esther Wicks died at Ogdensburg Oct. 13, 1896, widow of the late David Wicks, aged 61 years.
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1831 - 1896 (65 years)
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